Soldering iron
Merx Ltd
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
1888 - 1914
Materials
Cast alloy, Wood
Measurements
206 mm (Length)55 mm (D)
Place of origin
Sevenoaks
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Finch Foundry, Devon
NT 55377
Summary
Portable Soldering iron - Lever operated burning box to house slow-burning solid fuel tablet (Alumino-Thermite) which when lit provided heat to melt solder which can then be used to solder new joints. Maker's mark 'Merx Ltd, Sevenoaks'.
Provenance
Transferred to the Trust from North Dartmoor Museums Association 1994 - OKMDL number 1991.371.1
Marks and inscriptions
Merx Ltd, Sevenoaks
Makers and roles
Merx Ltd, maker